TAKE ME BACK TO 2016, WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER AND APPRECIATE MOST ABTOU THE HISTORIC MOMENT OF WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL? >> I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHOUT TIME, ENERGY, AND BELIEF IN ME. I DID NOT WANT TO DO AEF IN ME. TRIATHLON. I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME AND GOT ME THERE. A LOT OF THAT WAS THE WISCONSIN CONTINGENCY. STEPHE WHAT DRIVES YOU AS A COMPETITOR? >> FINDINGY MPOTENTIAL. I WANT TO KNOW HOW GOOD I CAN BE. I KNOW I HAVE NOT REACHED MY POTENTIAL AND RUNNING, WHICH IS WHY I AM RUNNING NOW. THAT MOTIVATED ME AS WELL. STEPN:HE ONLY THREE WILL ADVANCE IN THE 5K AND 10K. DO YOU HAVE A GOOD SHOT? >> I HAVE A SHOT. YOU NEED AN OLYMPIC STANDARD I THINK THERE ARE 10 OF US WHO HAVE THAT STANDARD AND YOU NEED TO BE INHE TOP THREE. I AM REALLY EXCITE D.I TOTALLY BELIEVE I HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO BE IN THE TOP THE,RE SO I AM EXCITED TO BE OUT THERE. IT WILL COME DOWN TO MENTAL GAMES. I AM EXCITED TO SHOW THE PROGRESS I HAVE MADE. STEPHE DID THIS EXTRA YEAR HELP YOU OUT? >> IT DID. I FEEL BAD SAYING IT WAS A BLESSING FOR US. I HAVE A CHILD AND GOT INJURY , SO THAT IS A LOT IFON YEARS, SO TO HAVE THAT EXTRA YEAR OF TRAINING WAS A HUGE BLESSING. I FEEL GUILTY SAYING THIS, BUT IT WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR US. MY SON IS THREE. JUST HAVING HIM HOME S WAA LOT OF FUN TO SPEND THAT TIME AS A FAMILY. STEPN: HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT AS A COMPETITOR IN PERSON RIT NOW VERSUS YOUR LEAD UP TO THE 2016 GAMES? YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF THE THINGS I DO AROUND MY SPORT ARE THE SAME. I STILL KEEP A JOURNAL ANWRD ITE DOWN THREE THINGS I DID WELL IN THREE THINGS I CAN IMPROVE. I’M DILIGENT ABOUTLE S HYGIENE , FOCUSING ON RECOVERY, DOING ALL THOSE THINGS. THAT IS THE SAME FROM 2016 TO TODAY. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT I THOUGHT WINNING SILVERR O BRONZE LEADING UP TO 2016 WOULD BA FAILURE, AND THIS YEAR MAKING THE TEAM IS HUA SUCCESS, SO THAT IS A CHANGE, AND HAVING SMYON AROUND. IT HAS CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE. EPSTHEN: HOW IMPORTANT IS BECOMI A MOM TO YOUR JOURNEY AS AN ATHLETE? >> IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. IN 2016, IAN WTED TO HAVE A FAMILY, BUT DID NOT THINK YOU COULD BE A MOM AND ATHLETE, SO I’M THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE M SHOWING ME THAT I COULD BE AN ATHLETE AND A MOM. I WANT TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION AS WELL. I LOOK FORWARD TO PUSHING MYSELF AND SHOWING MY SON I WILL GIVE MY BEST EFFORT. I WANT TO TEACH TH LESSONS MORE THAN JUST ME OR INSPIRING PELE, ABOUT TEACHING HIM TO WORK HARD TO THE TOUGH TIMES, VEGI IT YOUR ALL AND BE RESILIENT. THAT IS WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST. STEPHEN: LOOKING AHEAD, HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AS AN ATHLETE YONDER THESE GAM? >> IT IS HARD. AAS ATHLETE, YOU ARE ALWAYS PLANNING. I’D LIKE TO HAVE A PLAN, BUT YOU CAN'T PLAN WHAT YOUR EMOTIONS WILL BE, AND I AM LOVING RUNNING NOW. I WANT TO HAVE MORE KIDSSO, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ADOPTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS AN